Meri Kirihimete Kererū | Juliette MacIver

It's Christmas time in the bush and all the creatures are excited! They're wondering what special treats Santa will bring them. Kiwi wants to fly, Tuatara wants a soft place to lie, Tūī wants a mirror, and so on. Kererū just wants to be able to sing like Tūī. Santa makes his midnight flight, delivering all the presents. But he can't give Kererū what he wants ... Everyone is so excited when they wake up! Except Kererū. When all the other creatures group together to have a coo-along with Kererū, it makes her day. The perfect Kirihimete for all.

Juliette MacIver is an internationally award-winning children's author with more than 26 books published. Her work comprises mostly picture books, along with one middle-grade fiction series. She has won many awards including twice winner of Best Picture Book at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2018 and 2023. She has been shortlisted for the same award on four other occasions, and has received the Storylines Notable Book Award seven times. In 2023, she was awarded a White Ravens for one of her picture books. Her books are available in seven languages across ten countries.Daron Parton has over twenty-five years' experience as an illustrator. He graduated from Central St Martins School of Art in London where he caught the illustration bug. He grew up all over the world which had a huge influence on his work. His illustration career started in editorial but has quickly broaden into packaging, advertising, animation and children's publishing. he's illustrated more than 25 picture books for children.